What makes one a good software architect
Notes from the Utah Software Architecture meetup discussion on 9/5/2019 on what makes someone a good software architect.
- Influential. Able to gain buy-in from colleagues. Sell to stakeholders. Meritocracy of ideas -- let the best idea win. Influence across teams and functions, up and down the org chart.
- Seek to understand.
- Conflict resolution.
- Negotiation and persuasion.
- Mediation. Balance the needs of different stakeholders.
- Able to gain trust. Respectful.